May 2012
33 posts
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“I do not believe that the hair in itself is that important; this is not about...”
– Nadiya Takolia in The Guardian. on the Hijab, and why it is a political and feminist for her.
“Though no one would ever think of using the term honor violence (we reserve that...”
– A woman in America runs a greater risk of being killed by her husband or boyfriend than a woman in Pakistan.
How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Feminists. (via popmuslim)
A woman in America runs a greater risk of being killed by her husband or boyfriend than a woman in Pakistan.
A woman in...
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Watchbecoming-wave:
getradified:
David Harvey and David Graeber in conversation.
Ooh this happened the weekend after we were in NYC and we didn’t know it was happening until shortly after we’d booked our tickets. I will definitely watch it now though!
(And I am pleased to say, the audio was actually well recorded! It’s echoey for the first minute of the intro speaker then someone clues in and...
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Owen Jones: Hatred of those on benefits is...
What does it say about modern Britain when the pre-meditated massacre of six children is described as “an accident waiting to happen” on national television? In the early hours of last Friday, someone poured petrol through the letterbox of the Philpott household, unleashing a blaze that ended in one of the most appalling mass murders in our country’s recent history. Whoever...
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“All this talk about “hoodies” & looking “gangsta” yet the most dangerous...”
– (via heyfranhey)
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“Roberts’s statement of black homophobic “especiability,” COGIC’s oppositional...”
– The Crunk Feminst Collective in Interrupted Attachments: On Rights, Equality and Blackness. Rest of article found here.
‘Stability and certainty’: these are ideals i associate with (explicitly) white supremacist organisations such as the British National Party, and English Defence...
Y'all gotta read this poem.
ninasafiri:
Göttin der Dummheit: Two Women
arielnietzsche:
I am a woman. I am a woman.
I am a woman born of a woman whose man owned a factory. I am a woman born of a woman whose man labored in a factory.
I am a woman whose man wore silk suits, who constantly watched his weight. I am a woman whose man wore tattered clothing, whose heart was constantly strangled by hunger.
I am a...
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Scum
I’m becoming increasingly bothered by the use of the word ‘scum’.
I think the first time it really hit my in the stomach was when the people rioting in England last year were called ‘feral scum’.
And it bothers me that it is so acceptable to talk of ‘radscum’, ‘cis scum’ and call the police ‘scum’.
These uses of scum are not...
On the Queerness of Self Love →
crunkfeministcollective:
Self Love by Artnoose
While conducting a seminar with college students about self-esteem, Yolo Akili heard a young person say something that remains an important touchstone for those of us trying to do liberatory work in our communities. When talking about loving oneself, a Black woman said, “Self love? That shit’s gay!”
I’ve turned this statement over in my head a...
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IF YOU TAKE MY ADVICE - I'D REPRESS THEM →
kawlture:
Bahrain, along with Syria, has become a symbol of the failure of the Arab Spring to deliver real democracy and freedom across the Arab world. The media in Britain portray a rigid, oppressive almost feudal elite who are stubbornly holding out against the inevitable wave of modern freedoms and political justice.
But what is hardly ever mentioned in the press and TV reports is that this...
"unsung feminist hero: mothers day" from hoax #4 →
ineffableshe:
did you know that mother’s day was founded as a feminist, anti-war protest?
hoaxzine:
Mother’s Day has a reputation as a cheesy commercial holiday complete with flower bouquets, Hallmark cards, Godiva chocolate and Build-A-Bears. But, believe it or not, this holiday was actually founded as a radical feminist anti-war protest! Julia Ward Howe was an American abolitionist and...
“With disability justice, we want to move away from the “myth of independence,”...”
– Mia Mingus from this article (via boringalien)
Hmm…I have mixed feelings about this. I do think it’s true that no one is entirely independent—we all have support from friends, family, the cultural and religious networks we join. It’s all a matter of degree. I think it’s more important to be...
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“With disability justice, we want to move away from the “myth of independence,”...”
– Mia Mingus from this article
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“Thought embodies powerful pressures to assimilate new things to old habits of...”
– William Connolly - Neuropolitics (2002, p. 65)
Amazon Feminist: Lesbian is the word, the label,... →
amazonfeminist:
Lesbian is the word, the label, the condition that holds women in line. When a woman hears this word tossed her way, she knows she is stepping out of line. She knows that she has crossed the terrible boundary of her sex role. She recoils, she protests, she reshapes her actions to gain approval….
Alfie Meadows, The Police Truncheon and the...
the-pamphleteer:
“A former LAPD officer turned sociologist observed that the overwhelming majority of those beaten by police turn out not to be guilty of any crime. “Cops don’t beat up burglars”, he observed. The reason, he explained, is simple: the one thing most guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to “define the situation.”…The police truncheon is...
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Increasing nationalism and xenophobia in britain,...
So many people i talk to outside of my friendship group/campaigning circles are massively xenophobic. There is a recurrent theme of ‘these people coming to britain, who don’t try to integrate’, ‘britain people are being downtrodden across the world, what about british people’s rights, what about british traditions?’ (what, like colonisation?, no, pie and mash...
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Watchblackfeminismlives:
Love love love you Jacqui!!!!
2,000 Palestinian Prisoners on Hunger Strike and...
fariyahsn:
There are currently 2000 Palestinians on hunger strike in Israeli prisons, though judging by the lack of coverage of the story in the mainstream media you’d never know it. Two of the prisoners involved are now in a critical condition, having been on hunger strike for 60 days and counting. They are protesting prison conditions, including the widespread use of solitary confinement, lack...
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The historical production of the revolution of the... →
I. The restructuring of capital and the present form of the capital relation
The historical development of the contradiction between the proletariat and capital under real subsumption has led, today, to the period of crisis of the increasingly, and at an ever accelerated rate, internationalised capital relation. The current form of the capital relation and its crisis have been produced by the...
Words to keep inside your pocket:
thekaycho:
Quiescent - a quiet, soft-spoken soul.
Chimerical - merely imaginary; fanciful.
Susurrus - a whispering or rustling sound.
Raconteur - one who excels in story-telling.
Clinquant - glittering; tinsel-like.
Aubade - a song greeting the dawn.
Ephemeral - lasting a very short time.
Sempiternal - everlasting; eternal.
Euphonious - pleasing; sweet in sound.
Billet-doux - a...
